Irene Ranck Christman

Background

Christman, Irene Ranck was born on November 27, 1918 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of David Garfield and Kathryn Elizabeth (Mentzer) Ranck.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Music Edition and Music Supervision, Lebanon Valley College, 1939; certified, University of Pennsylvania, 1940; postgraduate, U. Rhode Island, 1951; postgraduate, Pennsylvania State University, 1953.

Career

Music supervisor, band director, Warwick Township (Pennsylvania) Schools, 1939-1949; music supervisor, Middletown (Pennsylvania) Schools, 1949-1953; chairman music education, Center Dauphin Schools, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1953-1984. Board directors, education committee Symphony Orchestra, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 1991-1994, board secretary 1994-1996. Organist, band/choral director, vocal soloist.

Achievements

• Irene Ranck Christman has been listed as a noteworthy music education association administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fund-raiser cancer and heart associations. Church choir member; Member Pennsylvania Music Educators Association (life, executive director 1953-1996, emeritus since 1996), Music Educators National Conference (chairman national county state sections 1981-1983, state secretary division since 1953, National Svc. award 1990), Pennsylvania Society Association Executives (secretary, president 1991-1997), Dauphin County Music Educators Association (pres.1953-1955), Pilot Club of Harrisburg, Pi Gamma Museum.

Interests

• Avocations: travel, art, reading, voice and piano, antiques.

Connections

Married Russell Berlin Christman, December 12, 1949 (deceased). Children: Robert Randolph Miller, John David.

Father:

David Garfield Ranck

Mother:

Kathryn Elizabeth (Mentzer) Ranck

Spouse:

Russell Berlin Christman

child:

Robert Randolph Miller Christman

child:

John David Christman